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Nisaba 15, 0707 (P454017)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0707 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454017 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454017 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 2 | ma-za-ti-a? lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | for Mazatia, the royal messenger; |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | x-ga?-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., the royal messenger |
| 7 | u4 [erin2 sze gesz ra-ra] zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley of the threshing floor, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3 ninda] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread |
| 9 | i-di3-dingir? lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal] | Iddin-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3 ninda] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread |
| 11 | ba?-ni?-du8 [lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal] | Banidu, royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-[sze3 im]-e-[re-sza-a] | when they brought it to the place of the governor |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 3 | en-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-[gi4]-a lugal | Enum-ilī, royal messenger |
| 4 | u4 udu-sze3 im-gen-na-[a] | when he went to bring sheep |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 7 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | iti nig2-e-ga | month: “Neĝa |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | di-ku5-i3-li2 szu-i | Iku-ilī, the barber, |
| 12 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 13 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 14 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 15 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk was chosen. |
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